DWAIN HARPER

Towing Vessel · Built 2020s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named DWAIN HARPER

DWAIN HARPER is a 2020 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2020, most recently in November 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2021 and 2025.

Records from 2020 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 26 November 2025.

Built: 2020
Last inspected: 26 November 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 9
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2021–2025
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

Identity

1308097

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WDL8382

1640303

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368168970

Maury page id

psix-1640303

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2020–2025)

The 9 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 121 / net 97

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMCGINNIS INC · SOUTH POINT · built 2020

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portCINCINNATI, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026

Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it121 - Simplified, Gross Ton
97 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Radio station licence

WDL8382MMSI 368168970 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 November 2020, expires 5 November 2030

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 3

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

HSM 3020 Tank Barge · MISLE 1541629 · 28 June 2025 · activity 8214295 MGI 85 Freight Barge · MISLE 1702643 · 21 September 2021 · activity 7319009 CHUCK ZEBULA Towing Vessel · MISLE 939632 · 12 March 2021 · activity 7181659

Inspection history · 9

26 November 2025 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8274290

4 September 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8227330

28 June 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8170379

28 June 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8214295

8 November 2021 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7347657

21 September 2021 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7317759

21 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7319009

12 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7181659

21 December 2020 Construction Oversight · Initial Certification · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7115506

Deficiency record · 4

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 28 June 2025 Resolved

Connection rod failed on starboard main diesel engine, resulted in a hole in the engine block and for the engine to catch fire. Starboard main diesel engine is inoperable. Fire damaged installed lighting and electrical wiring in overhead of engine room. Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 28 August 2025
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: Starboard main engine replaced; examined and tested sat. Lighting and wiring in engine room overhead replaced/renewed sat.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 21 September 2021 Resolved

Port captain reported vessel electronic throttle did not respond when captain tried to stop vessel way resulting in the vessel collision with the companies’ hopper barge. Machinery and electronic systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Verify and attest to the proper operation of the vessels throttle controls to the satisfaction of the TPO.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 September 2021
Resolution: Technician conducted troubleshooting procedures. Throttles were found to be operating as designed. Problem could not be replicated.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 21 September 2021 Resolved

Vessel received damage on head log and second deck from collision with hopper barge. A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life property and the environment. Verify and attest to the seaworthiness of vessel prior to departure to the satisfaction of the attending TPO.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 September 2021
Resolution: TPO reviewed vessel damage and found no hull breaches or defects that directly affects the vessel’s seaworthiness, fitness, or suitability for its route or service.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 21 September 2021 Resolved

Owner reported vessel received damage to head log and second deck during a collision with a hopper barge during underway operations resulting in fractured welds and a 3 foot inset on bow. The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel that has selected the TSMS option must examine to ensure that the vessel and its equipment are suitable for the service for which the vessel is certificated. Conduct repairs to the satisfaction of the attending RO.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 December 2021
Resolved 8 November 2021
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory repair inboard #1 tow Knee, involving insert of hesd log, slope sheet, walking deck and leading edge of Texas deck. All repairs pneumatically tested, visually inspected, all test satisfactory. GS

Casualty record · 2

21 September 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7319009

28 June 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8214295

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.